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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

589 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 30

Gun Valley Murder. Sydney

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

The Police have arrested a man named Colin Rose in connection with the murder of Alma Tirtschke. The accused will appear at the court to-day…

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Armidale Police Court. Wednesday, January 11.—(Before Mr. H. H. McDougall, P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 2

Sergt. Jones was in charge of the police cases. Moter Traffic Cases. Cliff Cooper was charged that, on…

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Disappearing Turnout. Accused Committed. Three Theft Cases

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 2

Is the A[?] P[?]e Court on We[?] the P[?]e Magistrate [?] a c[?] against C[?]ment M Na[?], of [?]ncy [?]ng to his…

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Telegraphic. Sydney, Friday. Melbourne Murder Mystery

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 4

The Melbourne police have arrested Cabin Campbell Ross, aged 28, and, after subjecting him to a lengthy examination, charged him with the alleged…

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Deputy-court Presidents

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. Hughes denitely states that the appointment of two Deputy-Presidents to the Arbitration Court will be made next month…

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The Melbourne Murder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

A correspondent in a Melbourne newspaper suggests that, at a given signalienai, every dult; in the Commonwealth shpoint 'rpt an accusing f inerto wards Mellibarne, and for a…

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Police Court MONDAY.—Before Mr. F. Potts, P.M. Riotous Behavior

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 5

Albert Ernest Shaw was charged with riotous behavior. Mr. A. F. Avern appeared for defendant…

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Man Before Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

Colin Camp[?]ell Ross was brought before tlie Melbourne Police Court, on Friday morning charged with the number of A[?] Tir[?]hke…

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The Melbourne Murder

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 2

Public interest in the Tirtschke murder case has become more tense than ever in Melbourne. Long before the Court opened on…

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Police Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 3

At the local police court [?] day, John Dorrington was [?] with breaking and entering [?] ing two Woollen blankets and one [?]…

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Dram Chicago. [Published by Arrangement.] Gaol As Liquor Store. Police As Sly Grog Traders

Guyra Argus · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 6

"The comic opera situation created by the Prohibition laws were picturesquely illustrated during the investigations which the Federal…

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"By Whose Hand?" (All Rights Reserved.) a Story of Love, Plotting, and Mystery. Chapter VII.—Continued. Suicide or Murder!

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 2

Mrs. Webster was next questioned. She bad not ordered the poison—it had been supplied through a mistake. She knew her handwriting was…

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Murder Conspiracy. [?] and [?] [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 1

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Melbourne Murder. Accused Remanded

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 1

The Melbourne Police Court was again [?]owded on Saturday morning when Colin Campbell Ross, who stands charged with the murder of Alma Tirtsohke in Gun Alley,…

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Armidale Police Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 1

At the Police Court on Monday morning, before Mr. E. M. Cohen, J.P., a drunk was fined 10/ or three days. Sergeant Jones said that defendant…

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Divorce Court. Record for Eight Yeers

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 4

During the past eight years, 7820 persons ventilated their matrimonial grievances in the Divorce Court. The average per year is 978…

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Soldiers' Rights. Court Case Proposed

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 4

It is probable that the appointment by the Inverell P.P. Board to the position of rabbit inspector of a person who was not a returned…

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Assaulted and Robbed. Fracas at Glencoe Alleged Assaluant Arrested Smart Police Work

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 4

On Tuesday evening the local police received word of a disturbance at Glencoe, during which an man named Samuel Swanston was bidly…

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Ancient Gaol Bird

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 3

A veteran pickpocket, named John Dawson, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on a charge of attempting to pick pockets at Adelaide last Friday…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Wednesday, 25th January.—Before Messrs. R. T. Vyner and A. Purkiss, Js.P.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 8

The Licensing Inspector (Sergt. M. Jones) submitted his quarterly report, which disclosed the majority of the hotels in his area to be in good order…

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